saks

See also: Saks, sāks, säks, saks., and -saks

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsɑɡ̊s]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sax n (sword), sǫx n pl (scissors), from Proto-Germanic *sahsą (sword).

Noun

saks c (singular definite saksen, plural indefinite sakse)

  1. pair of scissors
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

saks

  1. imperative of sakse

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Norse, or German Sachse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑks/, [ˈsɑks]
  • Hyphenation: saks
  • Rhymes: -ɑks

Noun

saks (genitive saksa, partitive saksa)

  1. An upper class person, lord.
  2. (dated) A German person.

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse sǫx (plural of sax).

Noun

saks f or m (definite singular saksa or saksen, indefinite plural sakser, definite plural saksene)

  1. (a pair of) scissors

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sǫx, plural of sax n.

Noun

saks f (definite singular saksa, indefinite plural sakser, definite plural saksene)

  1. (a pair of) scissors
  2. a foot trap that shuts when stepped on
  3. shears
Derived terms
  • brodersaks
  • gartnarsaks
  • hagesaks
  • kjettingsaks
  • lysesaks
  • naglesaks
  • revesaks
  • sauesaks
  • skreddarsaks
  • tømmarsaks

Verb

saks

  1. imperative of saksa

Etymology 2

From Old Norse sax n. Akin to Etymology 1.

Noun

saks n (definite singular sakset, indefinite plural saks, definite plural saksa)

  1. a large knife

Noun

saks m (definite singular saksen, indefinite plural saksar, definite plural saksane)

  1. (music) clipping of saksofon (saxophone)

References

Anagrams

Swedish

Noun

saks

  1. indefinite genitive singular of sak

Anagrams

Tagalog

Etymology

From a clipping of sakto + -s (-suffix used in Tagalog slang), from eksakto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsaks/, [ˈsaks]

Adjective

saks (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜃ᜔ᜐ᜔)

  1. (colloquial) all right
    Synonyms: sakto, tama
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